Prakashotsava: 5,000 to join ‘prabhat pheri’ today

TNN | Jan 11, 2019, 07:43 IST

The procession will pass through Ashok Rajpath, Morcha Road, Patna Sahib railway station as well as Mangal Tal... Read More

PATNA: The main event of Prakashotsava, the 352nd birth anniversary celebrations of tenth Sikh Guru Gobind Singh, will begin with ‘badi prabhat pheri’ from Takhat Sri Harmandir Ji Patna Sahib gurdwara at 4am on Friday. The procession will pass through Ashok Rajpath, Morcha Road, Patna Sahib railway station as well as Mangal Talab and return to the gurdwara by 8am.

The authorities concerned claimed on Thursday that preparations had been done for ensuring foolproof security arrangements for lakhs of Sikh devotees. ‘Sangats’ from Mumbai, Jharkhand, Punjab and Rajasthan, among other places, have arrived in the city to participate in the three-day long from Friday to Sunday.

“Approximately 5,000 devotees from across the world are expected to participate in the concluding ‘prabhat pheri’. Poets from Delhi and Punjab will participate in a ‘kavi darbar’ at the gurdwara on Friday night,” Takhat Sri Harmandir Ji Patna Sahib Prabandhak Committee general secretary M S Dillon said and added chief minister Nitish Kumar would lay the foundation of a gurdwara at Rajgir.

Meanwhile, the Patna Municipal Commission (PMC) began the final round of its cleanliness drive in Patna City on Thursday. Deputy municipal commissioner Vishal Anand told this newspaper, “Roads are being washed and garbage heaps cleaned. Work on installation of modular toilets is also going on in the area. Wall paintings have also been completed.”

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